B-17 (42-102967) 'The Diplomat' Crash Memorial
Details:
On the side of the road Les Combes off of the D3.
A boulder carved so a horizontal bottom half supports a vertical upper half made of the same stone. The boulder is set on a stone slab and bears a plaque commemorating American aviators of the B-17 'The Diplomat' (42-102967) of the 569th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, 8th US Air Force.
Monument Text:
TO THE CITIZENS OF CREUSE
AUX CITOYENS CREUSOIS
WE FELL FROM THE SKY
NOUS SOMMES TOMBES DU CIEL
INTO YOUR ARMS
DANS VOS BRAS
AND HEARTS
ET DANS VOS COEURS
FOREVER.
POUR TOUJOURS.
FEBRUARY 6, 1945
LE 6 FEVIER [SIC] 1945
WITH OUR ETERNAL
GRATITUDE
AVEC NOTRE ETERNELLE GRATITUDE
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
390th Bomber Group
569th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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